Assange’s legal fight to avoid U.S. espionage trial resumes in London

WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange leaves Westminster Magistrates Court in London, Britain January 13, 2020. REUTERS/Simon Dawson LONDON (Reuters) – Julian Assange resumed his battle in a London court on Monday to avoid extradition to the United States to face criminal charges over the activities of his WikiLeaks website, after months of delay due to the

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UK rise in coronavirus cases is worst in wealthy youngsters aged 17 to 21

People enjoying the Eat Out to Help Out scheme in London (file photo) (Image: James Veysey/REX/Shutterstock) By Dan Bloom Political Editor The Daily Mirror The surge in cases over the last few days is worst in ‘affluent’ under-25s, Matt Hancock said – prompting new fears for the return of universities this month. Britain’s sharp rise

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Britain donates military vehicles to the Somali government

Photo/Somali Times The Somali government’s Ministry of Defense has received a large number of military vehicles from the British government, one of the main donors in Somalia. The handover ceremony in the capital Mogadishu was also attended by members of the British contingent, the commander of the 60th Division of the Somali National Army and

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India now 2nd worst-hit country by virus amid economic pain

Indian homeless people stand in queue to receive free food distributed by the Sikh community near a railway station in Gauhati, India, Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. India’s coronavirus cases have crossed 4 million, leading the world in new infections and deepening misery in the country’s vast hinterlands where surges have crippled the underfunded health care

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Corrupted Somali Minister of Petroleum and Minerals Ahmed is appointing his daughter to the ministry as head of communications and media.

The Acting Somali Minister of Petroleum and Minerals Abdirashid Mohamed Ahmed has become embroiled in a major scandal after appointing his daughter to the ministry. Earlier this month, he appointed Sumaya Abdirashid Mohamed as head of communications and media at the Ministry of Petroleum and Minerals, and then ordered all communications within the ministry. Last

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1 dead and 7 injured in late-night stabbing attacks in U.K.

Photo/Somali Times/Hurst Street Birmingham A man was killed and seven people injured in late-night stabbings in a busy nightlife area of the central England city of Birmingham, police said Sunday. Police said they were searching for a lone suspect in what appeared to be random attacks. Chief Superintendent Steve Graham of West Midlands Police said

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Birmingham police declare major incident after multiple stabbings in city centre

Police were called to one stabbing, and then additional incidents were reported afterwards (Image: SnapperSK) By Chris Kitching & Sam Rkaina Multiple people have been stabbed in Birmingham city centre, with police declaring a major incident. Witnesses reported seeing a woman with serious injuries, and two people who had been “stabbed in the neck”. Small

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Africa’s best and worst places to use phone data

A woman talking on phone. Shutterstock What you need to know: In Sudan, Algeria, Reunion, Ghana, Western Sahara, Morocco and Mayotte, citizens pay Sh68, Sh70, Sh77, Sh101, Sh106, Sh106 and Sh116, respectively. South Africa, which has the highest upper middle class population in Africa, falls short in the rankings, appearing at position 148 as a

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Deposed president evacuated from Mali for medical treatment

In this June 30, 2020, file photo, Mali’s then President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita poses for a group photograph during the G5 Sahel summit in Nouakchott, Mauritania. Keita, the Malian president ousted in a military coup in August, was hospitalized late Tuesday, Sept. 1, at a private clinic, intensifying fears about the 75-year-old’s health after being

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The Latest meeting between Farmajo, Deni and Ahmed Islam in Villa Somalia

Photo/Somali Times The Somali President is hosting a meeting between President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and the presidents of Puntland and Jubbaland Said Abdullahi Deni and Ahmed Mohamed Islam. The three leaders had previously made an appointment, but it was canceled after Jubaland imposed strict conditions on an agreement reached last night, which led to the

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